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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1925
Page
4
The article argues American diplomats avoid Durazzo Albania due to fear of banditry and loss of spotlight. It suggests Albanian climate appeals and proposes hiring a Los Angeles real estate writer to shape favorable views. It notes Albanians friendly yet cites American banditry and traffic dangers as deterrents.
Newspaper photographers found it hard to get a photo of Paulina Roosevelt Longworth as she slept when called. The suggestion was to use flashlights and call after midnight when she might be awake.
Protests rose as President Coolidge moved to tighten economy, delaying funds for National Guard drills. He later ordered use of some dollars for 48 annual drills, risking a large portion of the 1,322,000 appropriation deemed needed to finish the year.
The Couzens inquiry into the Treasury and Internal Revenue Bureau grows in scope and intensity. It targets income tax collection abuses and prohibition enforcement, with disclosures accusing mismanagement and large settlements involving Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Co and United States Steel. The probe, opposed by old-guard senators, intensifies as Commissioner Blair reopens 1919 income tax.
The editorial notes the German election’s inconclusive result yet sees encouraging signs. It credits moderates and conservatives with dominance in the poll, while extremists and Ludendorff’s forces are dismissed as out of touch. It argues socialists allied with moderates have driven constructive postwar policy like the Dawes plan.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge project, begun March 5, aims to create a vast national monument uniting the Lincoln Memorial, a grand bridge over the Potomac, and Arlington Cemetery. Budgeted at about 14.75 million dollars, the plan envisions a ceremonial entrance from Virginia along a widened mall route, echoing Rome and Washington’s civic visions with a 10 year construction span.
The reading and meditation urge moral accountability and cleansing the temple of the Holy Spirit. It cites Luke 19 46 and John 2 15 22, stressing that Jesus drove evildoers from the temple and that believers must separate evil thoughts from holy ambitions, praying for clean hearts and divine guidance.
The plan for a Lincoln Memorial Bridge spans the Potomac with nine sections and a center draw, linking Arlington Heights to Virginia. It features six traffic lanes, two 40 foot towers at Washington, sculptured adornments, and water gates, with most funds funneled into approaches and plazas on both ends.
New York reports no major shifts in trade last week with prices easing and output steady. Wall Street sees a brightening tone after Dodge Brothers takeover talks led by Dillon Read. bond markets drift lower then steadied as financing for a large corporate reorganization nears final steps.
A Q and A style column answers reader queries on public health, parks, military strength, whisky origins, the Sphinx, Mediterranean sea levels, cross-border car entry, the Doomsday Book, Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, and Lone Scouts of America. Notable facts include Fairmont Park in Philadelphia at 3242 acres, Bois de Boulogne at 2100 acres, current company strength 50 officers and 200 men, and Doomsday Book completed in 1086.
The Baltimore Sun reports a sharp critique from Dr Cruea, Madison leader of the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League, declaring Wisconsin the wettest state in the Union and accusing state officials and national figures of leniency toward vice. The piece frames a national debate over temperance and morality.
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